April 23, 2009

Airads will be flying a giant sheet St George's Day flag over Bradford today as part of the city council's parade and celebrations to mark the event. Over 1,000 square feet in size it should be vsible from a long way with excellent weather expected along the route of the parade.

Next week, Havering Coucil in Essex, have asked Airads to fly a banner (pictured) promoting their "Night Life Awards" and from the look of it, it should get the message across!

April 17, 2009

I'm just back from taking photos of 'Operation Stack' and the blockade of Calais harbour. I do feel very sorry for al those caught up in the chaos this is causing, with goods vehicles queuing for miles on the M20 from about the area of Leeds castle and P&O ferries sitting in Dover, going nowhere.

On the French side, to be honest, there is very little to see, other than a scruffy collection of French fishing boats strung out a mile or so from the entrance to the harbour, with a Coastguard vessel in attendance. Not really a blockade as I would have imagined it, more of a loose picket. I very much doubt that the fictional Captain Hornblower, Nelson or even Drake would have given them much thought in the past So the blockade will stand and Dover and the M20 are at a standstill with businesses and families marooned on either side of the channel, I'm sorry 'La Manche', unless they have a Channel Tunnel fare.

Visibility was pretty dire for most of the day but better on the French side by lunchtime with a strong wind blowing. I suspect I set a new personal best with Calais to Dover in 18 minutes with the wind behind. Alright for some I know and perhaps I should be ferrying luckless families back to Dover by air in the style of the Scarlet Pimpernel?

"We seek him here, we seek him there,Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.Is he in heaven?—Is he in hell?That demmed, elusive Pimpernel."

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Welcome to the Airads weblog, home of Captain Snap photography and professional 'Sky-High' advertising.

You can find our main commercial website at http://www.airads.co.uk/ but here you'll see an occasional list of stories involving some of the work that you'll see us flying around the UK. Everywhere from the FA Cup Final, to the Big Brother House, The Isle of Wight Festival and lots of romantic marriage proposals